Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Central and Eastern U.S. Through This Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms are forecast Friday from the central Gulf Coast into parts of the lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast from the lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley which may bring flooding. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI (LSZ246) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI (LSZ246)
Issued by: National Weather Service Marquette, MI
Last Update: 1100 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026
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Rest Of Tonight: North wind 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots late. Gusts up to 33 knots after midnight. Rain possibly mixed with snow by midnight, then a chance of snow possibly mixed with rain late. Areas of dense fog by midnight, then patchy fog late. Waves calm to 1 foot building to 2 to 4 feet.

Friday: North wind 20 to 25 knots backing northwest 15 to 20 knots by late morning, then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Gale force gusts up to 34 knots. Cloudy through early afternoon then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow through mid morning. Patchy fog through mid morning. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Friday Night: West wind less than 10 knots backing south after midnight. Cloudy. Waves calm to 1 foot.

Saturday: Southeast wind less than 10 knots backing northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.

note: wave height forecasts are for ice free areas.







Zone Forecast: Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI (LSZ246)

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